aug 15, 0 - vision approaches to that of adults

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at 8 months
- neurons in visual cortex develop rapidly during the first 6 months; low acuity due to this and to poorly developed and few cones while the rods are adultlike
-> not really colour perception
-> no fine details because most of the light entering the newborn's fovea gets lost in the spaces between the cones and cannot be used for vision (cones packed too losely)

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